A mother of one of the victims of an attack on a group of Coptic Christians attends a funeral at Prince Tadros Church in Minya, Egypt, November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

A mother of one of the victims of an attack on a group of Coptic Christians attends a funeral at Prince Tadros Church in Minya, Egypt, November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

“There is a mix of sadness and pain; sadness as these painful events are being repeated and pain because Copts are part of this homeland and part of its fabric,” Bishop Macarius, head of the Coptic diocese in Minya, told mourners at the Prince Tadros Church in Minya, tears streaming down his face.

Crowds spilled over from the pews screaming, sobbing and praying over six white coffins and refusing an offer of condolences from security officials.